Mercianna McMillan

    Mercianna McMillan was also known as Mercie. She was born in 1851 at Canada. She appeared on the census of Friday, 3 August 1860 in the household of Thomas W. McMillan at Bement, Piatt Co., Illinois, USA. She was entered as: Mercy A McMillan, age 9 , female, born Canada West, attended school within the year. She appeared on the census of Saturday, 18 June 1870 in the household of Thomas W. McMillan at Ward 10, Chicago, Cook Co., Illinois, USA. She was enumerated as: McMillan, Mercy, age 18, female, white, School Teacher, born Canada, both parents of foreign birth. She and James M. Thirds were married in 1872 at Chicago, Cook Co., Illinois, USA. She appeared on the census of Wednesday, 9 June 1880 in the household of James M. Thirds at Deerfield, Lake Co., Illinois, USA. She was recorded as: Thirds, Mercianna, white, female, age 28, married, keeping house, born Canada, both parents born Canada. She and James M. Thirds were divorced c 5 April 1887, on the grounds of adultery. She was awarded custody of her daughter Alma. She was a member/speaker for the Theosophicals. She appeared on the census of Monday, 4 June 1900 in the household of Herbert Slackshouse at San Francisco, California, USA. She was recorded as: Thirds, Mercy, lodger, white, female, born Jan 1855, age 45, widow, born Illinois, both parents born New York (?), newspaper writer, able to read, write and speak English. She appeared as an inmate on the census of 6 January 1920 at the Southern California State Hospital, Highland Avenue, Patton, San Bernardino, California, USA. She was enumerated as: Thirds, Mercia, inmate, female, white, age 54, widowed, able to read and write, born Canada, parents born unkown, can speak English.
     Mercianna died on Wednesday, 1 February 1922 at San Bernardino, California, USA, at age 71 years.